Born Jacob Lincoln Freund, Forsythe was a stage, television and film actor. He starred in three TV series, spanning four decades and three genres. He was Bentley Gregg in the sitcom Bachelor Father (1959-1962), as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend in Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981), and as Blake Carrington on the prime time soap drama Dynasty (1981-1989). John Forsythe also hosted World of Survival (1971-1977).